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Nelson S. Snyder

Male 1858 - 1943  (85 years)


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  • Name Nelson S. Snyder 
    Born 24 Feb 1858  Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1881  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Mennonite 
    Occupation 1901  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1911  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Presbyterian 
    Occupation 1921  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Farmer, own farm 
    Residence 1921  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number 00106-6215 
    Died 25 Oct 1943  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Buried Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Person ID I53798  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father Joseph B. Snyder,   b. 2 Dec 1833, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Naomi Shoemaker,   b. 2 Jun 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1931  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 12 Apr 1857  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 10, 11, 12] 
    Family ID F64  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Leah B. Snider,   b. 10 Jan 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1936, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 11 Apr 1882  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Emma Florence Snyder,   b. 10 Jan 1883, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Apr 1966, Vancouver, , British Columbia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     2. Orval Snyder,   b. 22 Apr 1887, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Apr 1951  (Age 63 years)
     3. Edna May Snyder,   b. 17 Mar 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1983  (Age 91 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F13911  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Nelson Snyder - Leah B. Snider    		Nelson Snyder - Leah B. Snider
    Cemetery, B., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, B. (1858). Nelson Snyder (1858-1943) - Find A Grave Memorial. Findagrave.com. Retrieved 1 July 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43393448/nelson-snyder

  • Notes 
    • Nelson Snyder, "was born February 24th, 1858. He is married to Leah Snider and resided in Woolwich Township, a little west of Montrose, where he is engaged in farming."

      Nelson Snyder, "was born February 24th, 1858. On April 11th, 1882, he was married to Leah Snyder. They reside in Woolwich Township, on the west bank of the Grand River, and have a family of three children"


      Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 324.

    2. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-2 page 3.

    3. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 461.

    4. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 4 Page 3.

    5. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 14 page 6.

    6. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 10.

    7. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 31.

    8. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist.. 13 Page 9.

    9. [S226] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery CC#4581 Internet Link, Snyder/ At Rest/ [Back] Orval Snyder/ 1887-1951 [A] Father/ Nelson Snyder/ 1858-1943 [B] Mother/ Leah Snider/ His Wife/ 1861-1936.

    10. [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 460.

    11. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Joseph B. Snyder, merchant of Winteborne married 12 Apr 1857 in Berlin by banns to Naemi Schuhmacher of Waterloo Twp.

    12. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 4.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 24 Feb 1858 - Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer, own farm - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 25 Oct 1943 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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